diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 1afa644b2c..d87b4ea39b 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-06-23  Yao Qi  <yao@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* gdb.threads/execl.exp: Skip on remote target.
+
 2011-06-21  Marek Polacek  <mpolacek@redhat.com>
 
         * gdb.mi/mi-var-display.exp: Replace gdb_test_multiple with
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.threads/execl.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.threads/execl.exp
index 111068d176..cc82a584ea 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.threads/execl.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.threads/execl.exp
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 
 # Test handling of threads across an execl.
 
+if { [is_remote target] } then {
+    continue
+}
 
 # Original image, loads a thread library.
 set testfile "execl"